Cushion-heel.



PATENTED JAN. l0, 1905.

F. W. SHARPE.

CUSHION HEEL.

'APPLIGATION FILED PEB. 15, 1904.

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UNTTED STATES Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT OEEICEO CUSHION-HEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,974, dated January 10, 1905. Application tiled February l5, 1904. Serial No. 193,561.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. SHARPE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cushion-Heels;

and I do declare the following to be a full,

clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beingI had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cushion-heels for boots or shoes, my object being to provide a heel which, while the body portion thereof is composed of rubber, shall have a bottoni piece of leather, while between this leather piece and the sole of the shoe is interposed the rubber or cushion part, which is hollow, thus increasing the cushion effect and at the same time making the heel much lighter.

Many people object to the use of so-called rubber 7 heels where the lower portion of the heel is of rubber, since the softness of the tread gives the effect of so-called rubbers or rubber overshoes. My improvementis adapted to overcome this objection, since, as before stated, the lower lift or part of the heel is composed of leather, and this leather piece covers the entire area of the heel, thus closing the centrally-located cushion-cavity.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, as well as the function it is intended to perform, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying d rawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure l is a section taken through a shoe provided with a heel constructed in accordance with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a bottom or underneath view of the heel. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are sections taken on the lines 3 3, 4 4, and 5 5,'respeetively, viewed in the direction of the arrows..

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the Views.

Let A designate the sole of the shoe,and B the heel thereof considered in its entirety. This heel is composed of aleather lift or layer B' and a rubber or cushion part B2, in which is located a metal plate B3 and a number of metal washers B". This plate B3 and the washers are cast in the rubber part B2. The plate B3 is an integral piece, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This plate is provided with threaded openings adapted to receive screws O, which are countersunh in the leather lift B and enter the threaded openings of the metal plate B3, whereby the leather lift is secured to the cushion or rubber part of the heel. The washers B4 are apertured to receive nails D, by means of which the heel is secured to the sole of the shoe, the heads of the nails engaging the washers B". The rubber part B2 of the heel is provided with openings in line with the nail-holes of the washer, in which the nails are inserted and driven through the washers into the sole of the shoe before the leather lift is applied, after which the leather part Bl is put in position and secured by the screws O. The central cavity E in the cushion part of the heel is of considerable size and extends from the leather lift B to the sole part A of the shoe. This not only makes the shoe lighter, but increases the cushion effect, since the said cavity is filled with air, which yields to the weight or pressure of the tread on the leather part B.

My improved cushion -heel is especially' adapted for use by railroad men whose business on trains causes them to be subjected to an almost constant vibratory motion. This cushion-heel greatly relieves the system from the injurious effects otherwise resulting from the jar or vibration incident to the movement of trains.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A cushion-heel provided with a rubber portion, metal washers cast or molded in the rubber portion and provided with openings, fastening devices passed through the said openings, a metal plate cast in the rubber portion below the washers, the said plate being provided with openings, a leather lift or-part forming the bottom oi' the heel, and fastening devices passed through the leather part and through the openings in the metal plate.

2. A cushion-heel provided with a rubber part, a leather part applied to the bottom of the rubber part, a metal plate cast in the rubber part and provided with threaded openings, and screws passed through the leather part and threaded in the metal plate of the cushion part.

3. A cushion-heel composed of a cushion part, a leather part secured to the bottom of the cushion part, a metal plate cast in the cushion part and provided with openings, and fastening devices passed through the leather part and through the openings of the metal plate.

4. A cushion-heel composed of a rubber part in which are cast apertured metal wasl ers and an apertured metal plate, the latter being located below the washers, fastening devices passed through the washers for securing the rubber part in place, a leather part apn plied to the lower surface of the rubber part, and screws passed through the leather part and through the openings in the metal plate for holding the leather part in place.

5. A cushion-heel provided with a rubber part having a central cavity, a metal plate cast in the rubber-part and surrounding said cavity, the said plate having openings, a leather part secured to the rubber part and closing said cavity at the bottom, and fastening devices passed through the leather part and through the openings in the metal plate.

6. A cushion-heel provided with a rubber part having apertured washers cast therein and also a metal plate cast therein in a dierent horizontal plane from the washers, Jfastening devices passed through the washers for securing the heel in place on the boot or shoe, a leather part applied to the rubber part and other fastening devices passed through the leather part and engaging the metal plate of the cushion part, the central portion of the cushion part being cut away to form a cen-4 tral cavity in the heel commencing immedi ately above the leather part and extendirng` to the sole of the shoe.

In testimony whereofl afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK WV. SHARPE.

Witnesses:

A. J. OBRIEN, DENA NELSON. 

